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Posted by BQ (A) on January 07, 2003 at 05:45:35

In Reply to: Just before buying Sony h.d. kv36hs500... your advices, suggestions and warnings please... posted by Antonio Machadod on January 06, 2003 at 08:02:26:

Are you certain that a 4:3 aspect ratio is the way you want to go? 16:9 (widescreen) is the trend. All HD material and most DVD movies are best viewed in 16:9. OTOH, there is more 4:3 content today. While that's likely to change, it will be a long, long time before most content is 16:9. Either choice is a mixed bag. It may depend mostly on how you plan to use the set.

As for reliability, while there are bound to be a few bad Sony sets out there, I have friends that are very happy with their Sony Wegas.